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Mazar-e Sharif

home to the impressively tiled Blue Mosque, and the staging point for trips into Uzbekistan

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Blue Mosque (Mazar-i-Sharif)

Afghanistan
Also known as the Blue Mosque, the shrine marks the burial site of Ali bin Talib, the Prophet Mohammad's cousin and the fourth caliph of Islam. At night the mosque is lit by coloured lights. However, due to many homeless sleeping in the surrounding park, it is not advisable to walk around it.